Hello Friends,

This weekend we will be venturing into rhythm to play with challenge. A week and a half ago I completed my first Half Ironman. It was hard. It was just as hard as advertised. It took everything I had and I was glad when it was over. I was not just glad though, I was elated, ecstatic, proud. I think of this experience as an extreme challenge. This is not what I need or want to experience everyday.

I like challenge. I think challenge is good, useful and necessary. It creates new learning in different ways and parts of my life. In TaKeTiNa, challenge can present it self in many ways. Sometimes the challenge is trying to get everything right and not judging myself when I inevitably mess up. Another time the challenge is to choose to let layers go or take a break. How much can I listen? How deep can I go inside myself? How connected can I stay to my feet? I’m looking forward to finding the right challenge this weekend and am curious to see what we all find.

Peace,
Jacob